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January 22, 2009 06:25:40am |
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Ouch! The outfits certainly don't do them any favors, and everyone except Bill and Mickey look pretty miserable. Let's hope they have more fun on tour.
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January 22, 2009 06:57:22am |
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Yuk ! The best looking thing on stage is Mickey's bass drum. Couldn't they get into their Nudie suits ?
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January 22, 2009 07:18:47am |
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never heard them sounding so bad
wont be searching for the sbd (or aud)
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January 22, 2009 07:24:32am |
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Thank you for the link .. Yes the boys do look miserable, reminds me of a high school prom band , just sad ..
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January 22, 2009 07:53:30am |
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Ahhhhh!!! Make it stop!! (the poor quality is probably the recording device more than anything - at least lets hope).
Doesn't Warren look so natural in a tux? Like a long-haired hippie-penguin.
When are they going to change "Touch of Grey" to "Mostly Grey"?
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 08:10:54am |
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"I've got your 'Touch of Grey' right here..."
This post was modified by SomeDarkHollow on 2009-01-22 16:10:54
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January 22, 2009 08:08:48am |
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Holy crap Batman - that is totally effin' hysterical!! Thanks I needed to laugh until I pissed my pants.
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January 22, 2009 07:57:39am |
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and they certainly couldn't feed off the crowds energy.
The punch used to be spiked with LSD-25. It looks like
its spiked with Ambien and Avodart nowadays.
This post was modified by craven714 on 2009-01-22 15:57:39
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 07:58:53am |
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"Ambien and Avodart"...very good.
I guess "Let my inspiration flow" is now referring to the prayer said before going to the urinal.
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WHARFRAT |
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January 22, 2009 08:12:06am |
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Looks and sounds like it was recorded with a cell phone!
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whirlwind dreamer 65-95 |
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January 22, 2009 08:18:36am |
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I like it!!! thats another show for the history books, the great pyramids, the mid-atlantic inagurul ball!!!woodstock,terminal island!!!:) whats next??? the great wall of china??? go dead!!! yeah!!!
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Bassy Twang |
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January 22, 2009 09:53:01am |
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lol....I'm surprized that show didn't turn into Deer Creek Too, The Strat Sounds like a Fender From Limbo... Less Muleburgers, More Balloons. I'm really surprized Bobby wasn't wearing his Bolo Tie.
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Earl B. Powell |
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January 22, 2009 08:20:45am |
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Interesting how they disguised themselves as the Grateful Dead just to get in to an Obama Inaugural Ball. I wonder if they got caught. That one guy kinda looked like a young Wilford Brimley, but maybe a little too tall. Did they get paid for that? Tax dollars? Ecch. I wretch.
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 08:28:05am |
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Outstanding Wilford reference.
Ahhh, the good ol' days.
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direwolf0701 |
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January 22, 2009 08:30:10am |
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"The Dead" never seemed more apropos
($100 potentially for THAT???? yeah, good luck)
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jglynn1.2 |
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January 22, 2009 08:40:21am |
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Hey - Maybe you can get these guys for your Wedding Band!!!
They already got Tuxes
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direwolf0701 |
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January 22, 2009 09:08:29am |
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my bride would have the divorce proceedings underway before bobby could utter the words "the wheel is turning..."
then again, i may stick a cake fork through my eardrums during the soundcheck
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wineland |
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January 22, 2009 08:20:08am |
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"It's even worse than it appears, but it's all right
Now this is some proper celebrating at the Green Inaugural Ball:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE4jQSEeP8g
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deyzof49 |
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January 22, 2009 08:29:01am |
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I was afraid. Now i know why.
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Edsel |
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January 22, 2009 08:33:16am |
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Bob's looking like Nick Nolte's mug shot, only with a beard.
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 NoiseCollector |
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January 22, 2009 08:42:26am |
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I hate to say it, but I knew I should not have clicked those links... better to remember things as there were in the 1990s and that's saying something.
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patourkid |
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January 22, 2009 08:51:36am |
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Wow.....that was disheartening.
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January 22, 2009 08:56:21am |
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Re: Yoo Hoo! Whose got my Loose Lucy Lounge pass!! |
Seriously, I'm going to hit craigslist and pay a couple of thousand for some of that (right after Bank of America hands me my share of the bailout).
Did you ever think you'd prefer Ratdog? Me neither.....
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 09:04:10am |
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Yeah, I wonder if that dude on ebay ever sold those two floor seats in Greensboro for the $2500 he was asking for. After seeing this train wreck, I'm definitely cashing out my 401K and gassing up the Tour Wagon.
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January 22, 2009 09:00:03am |
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NC, I stand warned, and I aint clicking. *shudder* Time to listen to a '72 Morning Dew just to clear the IDEA out of my mind...
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NoiseCollector |
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January 22, 2009 10:11:06am |
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Whatever les paul and andre segovia did, these guys didn't. Those old bastards could still bust out the jams but the way the dude who looks like he was previsously the one called bob looked back to make sure they knew a change was coming and then anti-climatically jumped into the most mundane grooveless touchhead anthem was a bit much. I would rather see drooling jerry with 2 weeks of unwashed junkware buildup stumbling through the wrong lyrics than that. There was no "soul" in it if you ask me. Reminded me of a high school dance cover band honestly. Bill gates on bass was a blast though. Who the hell was the oddly obese fellow imitating the mexican dude?
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jglynn1.2 |
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January 22, 2009 04:06:46pm |
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"the dude who looks like he was previously the one called bob"
lolololol
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Bob Gnarley |
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January 22, 2009 09:04:23am |
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Did anyone
really expect different?
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 09:10:45am |
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Mabye not "different", but, good God, they could have at least popped a couple of No-Doz before hitting the stage.
I've seen more energy at the "Senior Night All-You-Can-Eat for $7" at the Old Country Buffet.
This post was modified by SomeDarkHollow on 2009-01-22 17:10:45
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bluedevil |
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January 22, 2009 09:16:14am |
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Yea, I try to pick up chicks there as well.
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deyzof49 |
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January 22, 2009 09:06:56am |
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With Iggy Pop and Ringo Starr doing insurance ads on English tv and the Dead playing for Joe Biden, my touch of grey is turning white.
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January 22, 2009 09:16:41am |
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Thanks, I think I just puked in my mouth a little.
SDH, the Penguin looks just like Warren....nice find.
The Grateful Dufii. I'm somewhat embarrassed by this video.....having second thoughts about the "value" of what we do here.:)
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January 22, 2009 11:09:01am |
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This is like watching faces of death on acid, going to gross dot calm on your cell phone or slowing down to watch a fatal accident even though you are late for work...
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robthewordsmith |
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January 22, 2009 09:21:00am |
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That was truly disheartening. They sound more like a mediocre bar band than a bunch of guys with more than 40 years on the road experience under their taken-out-a-couple-of-notches belts. Maybe that's the trouble - they've been doing it too long and really they just don't want to be doing it anymore. And if that's that case, this lacklustre bunch of washed up old hasbeens have got a fucking nerve asking $100 a ticket. Really, what's the point?
Remember them this way:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmIu_njso4This post was modified by robthewordsmith on 2009-01-22 17:21:00
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William Tell |
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January 22, 2009 09:24:11am |
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Yep, I suppose this may just pull the rug out re:value...
If this gets out (hmmm), I think our stock just dropped.
Our collections were of debatable value yesterday, but with this to top it off, I think we better just put all those CDs and well stocked HDs back on the shelf.
Wonder if the Fillmore boxed set is selling for significantly less today (vis-a-vis verification of this thesis).
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 09:31:21am |
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Good to see you around these parts again. Only sad that it takes something this disheartening to bring you out. Yeah, I can only hope that this "performance" was something they didn't really want to do in the first place and the actual tour will be significantly better. I know that this stream of effluvium is a far cry from the Obama show in PA this past fall, which wasn't too damn bad at all. Time will tell, but I'm definitely putting my wallet away until they prove themselves.
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johnnyonthespot |
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January 22, 2009 09:33:44am |
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just remember - nobody has ever done what they did, at least not for me. They've done more for longer than any band there is or was. So just remember that. Even if everything is crap from here on out that's not going to change. It's just like Dylan. He's apparently done writing anything meaningful but does that change his monumental career?
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Thai Stick |
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January 22, 2009 10:42:08am |
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Not even gona watch it. Take your word for it and hang on to the good times. Head bowed and slowly walking away.
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January 22, 2009 10:55:55am |
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i'm with you
couldnt bear to look after reading the posts
very very sad day
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Styrofoam Cueball |
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January 22, 2009 09:47:06am |
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I like how you put that, JOTS. The great things the GD have done can't be UNdone, just because of this...
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bluedevil |
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January 22, 2009 10:28:17am |
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I beg to differ re Dylan - I though his last 3 albums were all quite good and his recent compliation of outtakes/alternative takes from same period ended up in many critics Top 10 year end lists. Now, I understand as a performer he pretty much is a train wreck these days (haven't seen him since the 90s; luckily, last show I saw was outstanding and I'll just hang on to that memory).
At least Dylan is still releasing new material ....
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johnnyonthespot |
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January 22, 2009 10:35:59am |
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" At least Dylan is still releasing new material .... "
yeah but isn't he still just doing standards and such vs. writing the material? Maybe I'm mistaken but that's what it's looked like since Time out of Mind.
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bluedevil |
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January 22, 2009 10:38:22am |
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I thought Modern Times was new compositions based on older songs. This discusses the "controversy"; that said, I still thought it was a very solid album:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(Bob_Dylan_album)
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NoiseCollector |
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January 22, 2009 10:54:46am |
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Why do parenthesis and apostrophes wreak such havoc on here? Between "He Live's%$#AnperPrOSTaTE$%#$%"'s login and these broken links I wish they could fix the code on this. I'll go get a degree in HTML if I have to and offer to fix it myself.
Also has anyone new signed up and had to use a real email address and see a 'capcha' when they signed up? Apparently someone in another forum says that is the case but I never had too.... you could type donalduck@fuckyou.cum and you were free to harass and wreak havoc, anyone?
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William Tell |
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January 22, 2009 01:29:33pm |
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Re: Inaugural Video...be afraid, very afraid |
Ha! Frickin funny, dude.
Do you recall that when Helives was first coming around, I actually thought he was Smi2les because on the three different systems I used his name came up differently (re the shit you speak of)??!
What a dope on my part, but looking back, sorta funny.
He had to explain he wasn't changing his name each time he logged in to convince me.
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Bassy Twang |
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January 22, 2009 01:37:46pm |
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maybe Dylan can be the keyboard player for the Dead... thinks he's jammin a 1969 Fender Rhodes these days.
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johnnyonthespot |
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January 22, 2009 10:39:48am |
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nevermind, I just looked it up. I guess he did write them although his last album is definately dubious to take songwriting credit on.
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NoiseCollector |
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January 22, 2009 10:59:26am |
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Wonder what the people in the crowd who never saw and heard the band in it's prime though... I shudder to think about it. A true PR nightmare. And again, who the hell was that ogre looking dude who kept staring over to see if it was ok to throw another lick on guitar in, like he was afraid he was interupting or something? Anyone notice that? Looks like they were nervous and trying out for the battle of the bands at a school for the retarded.
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William Tell |
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January 22, 2009 01:31:40pm |
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Hey JOTS--agreed it can never be undone.
But, as we were talking the other day about CREAM (so-so on the geezer circuit) and Winwood (GREAT on geezer circuit!), my take is that they have to at least hold their own (?) on original stuff, and look like they are still trying to do something new...
So, I can handle some decline in vocals (whoops, our boys didn't have far to fall we'd all admit!), and a little in playing (but not much).
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johnnyonthespot |
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January 22, 2009 01:48:46pm |
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Re: Inaugural Video...be afraid, very afraid |
hey Tell
I hear you man, and it looks like they may be turning into a State Fair act huh? Ratdog tried to do something " new" even if I don't particularily like their originals ( understatment ), Phil not so much new BUT did at least bring back the challenging interesting tunes like the 11. And his 99 lineup was really great stuff, better than the actuial band had done for a long time.
I wish they'd just you know what or get off the pot. If they're going to play together they should play together consistantly to build cohesivness, otherwise it just will sound sloppy I think. But hey, who am I to say what they should or shouldn'tdo?
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high flow |
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January 22, 2009 10:41:44am |
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Hey UncleJohnnyD - It wasn't the music. I could not even hear the music over my gasp of horror.
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clashcity |
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January 22, 2009 11:24:25am |
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From what I am reading no one is saying the videos of the performance have diminished what that have done in the past (I assume excluding 92-95), but certainly tarnishes what the are currently doing, and casts a dark shadow on the tour they are embarking upon.
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SomeDarkHollow |
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January 22, 2009 11:50:32am |
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Nice summation.
The videos are in no way a reflection of what they have produced in the past, but rather a potetially bad omen of what will be produced in the future.
Kind of like Jim Rice's last couple of seasons w/ the Sox.
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deyzof49 |
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January 22, 2009 09:13:48am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Inaugural Video...be afraid, very afraid |
With Iggy Pop and Ringo Starr doing insurance ads on English tv and the Dead playing for Joe Biden, my touch of grey is turning white.
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lobster12 |
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January 22, 2009 05:29:35pm |
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Re: Inaugural Video...be afraid, very afraid |
Here's my take...
I'll preface this by saying I won't be seeing them and will probably like to get updates on how they are playing setlists, ect. I hope they pull off the tour I really do.
As for this show, how can anyone place any value or review it in any way? This is a once in a lifetime gig in front of the President. I'd be crapping my pants. It's an inauguration so you really can't expect a new potato caboose. As for the tuxes, don't know too many people who would be without formal attire an a presidential inauguration. Plenty of time to crush these guys in a few months when they hit the road. Hopefully there will be no need but I really would put any stock positive/negative on this one.
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